Re: Find in Outline (was Re: Compiling rpg source)

Sam,
It is possible to make the flyover contain links and be clickable. But it
sounds like this would not be the best. Because the usage I am seeing
here, is that you are using this to navigate to all of the uses of this
variable from the outline view. So having a flyover that would disappear
once you clicked on one of the uses, would not be as useful as having a
view that sticks around so that you can click on the other uses of the same
variable.
So I am giving up on the hover and deciding that a "find in outline view"
would be much more useful.
That is what I am going to document in enhancement 8939,
Proposed Solution:
When right clicking in Lpex, show an action in the context menu "Find in
outline view". Selecting this action will attempt to find a node in the
outline view that contains the token at the cursor.

Edmund
RD Power



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Date: 17/11/2010 08:35 PM

Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Find in Outline (was Re: Compiling rpg source)

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Thank you very much.

If I can make one comment on what you said:

I am proposing a flyover that would appear when the mouse hovers over a
variable. The flyover would show not only the definition of the

variable

but also where it came from.

Often, after I have located the variable in the outline view, I want to
click on the "where" used references to jump to the code. I'm not sure
how a flyover would work for this.

Sam

On 11/16/2010 9:39 AM, Edmund Reinhardt wrote:

Hi Sam,

I have opened enhancement request 8938 to track the request for a toolbar
button to collapse the outline view. This sounds like a very simple

thing,

so it should be low-hanging fruit for us.

I have also opened enhancment request 8939 to track the request to make

it

easier to find the definition of a variable. I have pointed to this

thread

and mentioned some of your suggestions such as find in outline view, or
enhanced context assist.
I am proposing a flyover that would appear when the mouse hovers over a
variable. The flyover would show not only the definition of the variable
but also where it came from.
Of course, getting around to implement this will be subject to available
resource.

I hope this helps,
Edmund Reinhardt
IBM RD Power

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